| DYNASTY | 1981-9 US soap series of which The Colbys (1985-7) (7) |
| BEACHAM | Stephanie, actress who played Sable Colby in Dynasty and The Colbys (7) |
| OAKMONT | Pennsylvania club, host of 9 US Opens (7) |
| ECOLOGY | ____ Party, name of the Greens in the UK before 1985 (7) |
| CALVINO | Italo ___, Italian author of the novel Invisible Cities who died in 1985 (7) |
| LETITIA | First name of the actress who has played Sharon in EastEnders since 1985 (7) |
| HOLDING | - Back the Years; single released by Simply Red in 1985 (7) |
| WEDDING | The _ Singer, Adam Sandler's nostalgic movie set in 1985 (7) |
| NYERERE | Julius ___, first president of Tanzania (1964-1985) (7) |
| AMADEUS | The Best Picture Academy Award winner in 1985 (7) |
| HINAULT | Bernard ___, French cyclist who won the Tour de France five times between 1978 and 1985 (7) |
| HOBNOBS | Brand name of biscuits launched by McVitie's in 1985(7) |
| CHAGALL | Marc, Russian-born French artist 1887-1985 (7) |
| NYIRERE | Julius Kambarage ___, Tanzanian statesman; president from 1964 to 1985 (7) |
| RONALDO | Cristiano, footballer born in Madeira in 1985 (7) |
| MAHJONG | Tile-based game made illegal in China in 1949, legalised again in 1985 (7) |
| PERFUME | Best-selling historical fantasy novel by Patrick Suskind, published in 1985 (7) |
| LOREENA | Canadian singer-songwriter and musician whose albums include Elemental (1985) (7) |
| SAATCHI | ____ Gallery, contemporary art venue on London's Kings Road that opened in 1985 (7) |
| WARRIOR | Rainbow ---, Greenpeace ship sunk by a bomb in 1985 (7) |
